[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4817]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             EQUAL PAY DAY

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Equal Pay 
Day. Today is a day I wish we didn't have to mark. After 99 days of 
2013, women have finally caught up with what their male coworkers 
earned last year.
  And while unequal pay clearly hurts women, it also affects their 
families. The additional $11,000 a woman would make each year if she 
was fairly compensated would pay for a year and a half of child care, 
or feed a family of four with money to spare.
  As we continue to pull out of the recession, every dollar matters, 
and that is why hardworking women across this Nation are counting on us 
to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and close this gap for good.
  We are listening, and we must act. Our sisters, our daughters, and 
our granddaughters deserve nothing less.

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